Archive for the 'Public Events' Category

Ebertfest 2013 films revealed

Monday, March 25th, 2013

The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the fifteenth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.

IOW: Cooks plate SPINNING tale

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: Prepare to be whisked away when Kiss the Cook Productions’ film short SPINNING premieres at the Illini Union at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL, later tonight, Saturday, March 23, 2013!

IOW: ART NOW! talks NAFF ‘13

Saturday, March 16th, 2013

From the “Images of the Week” Dept.: The fourth annual New Art Film Festival serves as the primary subject matter for the new episode of ART NOW! which first aired on Urbana Public Television this past Monday, March 11, 2013. Experience it right here or find out when it next appears on UPTV!

Seasons to change for CUZine…

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

C-U Confidential is not dead. Long live C-U Confidential. The question, however, is when?

To JUMP IN is highly Predestined

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

Would you believe, two locally-produced features premiering in a two-week span? Kimberly Conner will debut her feature JUMP IN at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in downtown Springfield, IL, at 7 p.m. tonight, Saturday, March 2, 2013.

12 days left to enter NAFF ‘13

Monday, February 25th, 2013

Directors, producers, lend us your films! We want to see the best hours, minutes, and seconds of local movie-making you have to offer the fourth annual New Art Film Festival, coming to the Art Theater Co-op of Champaign, IL, on Friday, April 12, 2013!

Support your local Oscar party

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

Who will win? Who will lose? Who cares?!? Just watch the Oscars with the ones you love. This has been a public service message from C-U Blogfidential.

IFFF fetes X-FILES at Foellinger

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

Investigate the entomological tonight, Saturday, February 23, 2013, when the annual Insect Fear Film Festival presented by the University of Illinois EGSA welcomes Chris Carter, Darin Morgan, and a pair of X-FILES into the fold.

Tonight, SCARY NORMAL is go!

Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Time to brave those elements, dearest readers! Locally produced feature SCARY NORMAL engages the C-U for the first time at the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL, at both 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, February 21, 2013.

Flu? Feh! C-U fights INFECTION

Saturday, February 16th, 2013

A week of filmy wonders descends upon Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding area beginning Sunday, February 17, 2013, when INFECTION from HD Productions of Champaign invades the Art Theater Co-op. Shamble in early, shamble in often!

CRAZY & THIEF set to charm Art

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Have you missed out on the Cory McAbee magic so far? You can rectify that situation tonight at 7:30 p.m. when the Champaign-Urbana Film Society brings his sweet lo-fi fable CRAZY & THIEF to the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign, IL.

CUFS welcomes McAbee to C-U

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Anticipating the arrival tomorrow of the one and only Cory McAbee (STINGRAY SAM, CRAZY & THIEF), we provide a preview of his Champaign-Urbana Film Society organized visit and present a vintage appreciation of THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT direct from the MICRO-FILM vault.

C-U Film Leader: 11.29.2012

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

In this edition of C-U Blogfidential’s NEW all-purpose column, “The C-U Film Leader,” we talk about the SCARY NORMAL premiere, a Mike Boedicker profile, Richard J. Leskosky thoughts on film in C-U, and the new QuantumCat Animation ‘blog!

Get horror, freaky C-U fiends!

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

We want YOU to provide the cinematic BOO in the C-U tonight! Read on to find out how right here on C-U Ghoulfidential!

Ebertfest tix, 49HrFF flix in mix

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

Think you’re in the home stretch of Champaign-Urbana cinema happenings for the fall, gang? Not by a long shot! Witness Thursday, November 1, 2012, which is the last day you can register for Illini Film & Video’s 49-hour-long filmmaking challenge this weekend *and* the first day you can reserve Roger Ebert’s Film Festival passes!